/ ˈniːəʊneɪt; NAmE ˈniːoʊ-/ noun
( medical ) a baby that has recently been born, especially within the last four weeks
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: from modern Latin neonatus , from Greek neos new + Latin nat- born (from the verb nasci ).
/ ˈniːəʊneɪt; NAmE ˈniːoʊ-/ noun
( medical ) a baby that has recently been born, especially within the last four weeks
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: from modern Latin neonatus , from Greek neos new + Latin nat- born (from the verb nasci ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005